The spy series had a relatively obscure cast and a pulpy story – yet it became one of the streamer’s most watched shows ever. Louis Chilton thinks it might have what it takes to avoid disappointing its audience this time around

A brilliant episode can refine the essence of the best shows into a single, self-contained moment. Here are our favourites from over the decades

The genre auteur made his return to horror with the retro slasher ‘X’. Now, he’s earning some of the best reviews of his career with its prequel ‘Pearl’. West speaks to Annabel Nugent about the Oscars snub, Mia Goth, and the so-called state of cinema

Often seen as a meat-lover’s haven, the Eastern European regions along the Danube tell a different culinary story at home – one of abundant vegetables, storied traditions and a river that unites more than it divides. Irina Georgescu reveals the recipes that have long nourished these lands

Cameron Diaz’s dismal new movie with Jamie Foxx – and Diaz’s first film in more than a decade – is proof that style and craft have completely dropped out of a particular kind of action comedy, writes Adam White. Remember when even the most conventional of blockbusters used to be made with care?

From 'Who shot JR?' to 'Who shot Mr Burns?', cliffhangers are one of television's most effective plot devices. Jacob Stolworthy and Jack Shepherd explore the best of the bunch

Twenty years on from the group’s genre-splicing debut album, Mark Beaumont talks to those who were there, from The Rapture to Hot Chip, about the most influential New York band of the Noughties

Battling a severe case of the January blues? These uplifting and inspiring books might just help to take the edge off, says Katie Inglis

The Independent’s culture team select 20 of the best comfort films across the years to cure even the worst case of January blues

As the golden boy of Nineties and Noughties cinema, Tom Hanks once seemed incapable of making a bad film. These days, the actor is less of a sure thing. He’s still got the acting chops, so what’s going on, asks Annabel Nugent

Food writer and nutritionist Delicia Bale wants us to ditch the packet pasta sauces and plastic-wrapped bread – but without the guilt. Her new cookbook promises easy, affordable swaps to help you eat better, one meal at a time

Thirty-five years after the release of their debut album, which housed their seminal break-up song ‘Here’s Where the Story Ends’, the band behind a number of pretty, ethereal earworms still inspire adoration – and questions over their decision to drop out of the limelight three records into their career, writes Adam White

Brady Corbet’s ‘The Brutalist’ is a defiant, distinctive masterpiece at loggerheads with conventional film industry wisdom. And, just like Francis Ford Coppola’s maddening self-funded ‘Megalopolis’ last year, it’s a nod to a far more interesting kind of American filmmaking, writes Xan Brooks

The classics you may already know, and the hidden gems that deserve more attention – as chosen by Philip Womack